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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 48

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David Sweet (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating David J. Martino (R) by 42.1 points.

David SweetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%17,377
28.9%7,077
24,454 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+24.91978D+23.81980D+44.61982D+42.11984D+41.51986D+9.91988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET